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  • Th, as a resident in the Silo, would choose to go out

    Infoslide

    You are a resident of the Silo, a massive underground structure where humanity has lived for generations, believing the outside world is toxic and uninhabitable. The Silo’s government strictly controls access to information, and questioning the rules is punishable by exile. However, you have recently come across evidence that the outside world may not be as deadly as you’ve been told. If you choose to leave, you might discover the truth but if the government is right, stepping outside could mean certain death. Inside the Silo, life is harsh but stable. You have food, shelter, and a community.

    Mastermind Chronicles 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-08

  • The translation of the text is: "This parliament (as Alan Turing) will not share the codes obtained from Enigma with the British military."

    Infoslide

    During World War II, the Enigma code, used for military communications by the Axis powers, posed a significant challenge for British scientists. After much effort, in 1940, Alan Turing and his team developed a prototype machine capable of breaking the Enigma code for the first time. Through this prototype, they decoded the first message, which revealed that the German forces were preparing to attack a passenger cruise ship carrying 500 passengers that night. This situation presented Turing with a deep moral dilemma. Turing could have informed the British military to save the lives of the 500 passengers. However, by doing so, the German forces would have realized that the British had broken their Enigma code. Consequently, they would have changed their communication methods, making future messages impossible to decode. On the other hand, if Turing sacrificed the lives of the 500 passengers, the secrecy of the information obtained from Enigma would be maintained. This information could definitely help the Allied forces achieve victory in the war in the future, possibly saving more lives on a larger scale and altering the course of the war.

    BUFTDC National IC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-05

  • This parliament (Dr. Tonoy) will reject the gift of eternal life.

    Infoslide

    Dr. Tanay is a 35-year-old scientist who has forsaken family and friends to focus solely on his work. Throughout his life, he has undertaken groundbreaking projects. However, he has also faced failures in some of the projects he started working on and eventually abandoned them. In such a situation, he receives a divine offer of eternal life. This means he will never age beyond 35 years, he will never die—not from illness, accidents, or old age. Any damage will be completely healed, and he will live indefinitely.

    BUFTDC National IC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-08-05

  • This House Believes That the CDU should heavily prioritise libertarianism rather than heavily prioritising paternalism.

    Infoslide

    Libertarianism is a political philosophy that emphasises individual liberty and autonomy. It seeks to limit state intervention in influencing individual's behaviour, avoid intervening in economic markets, and limit government spending. Paternalism, by contrast, argues that the state has a responsibility to direct society towards desirable goals. It argues that the state should have an active role in guiding individual behaviour, supports market intervention when deemed necessary, and supports comparatively higher government spending. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is a historically dominant centre-right party in Germany. The party has both paternalistic and libertarian positions.

    Copenhagen European Universities Debating Championships 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-08-03

  • This House Believes That humanity should implement the Prime Directive.

    Infoslide

    In the distant future, humanity has developed the capability to travel to distant worlds. In doing so it has encountered many civilisations (of intelligent extraterrestrial life), and continues to do so. The Prime Directive is a general instruction of non-intervention. It states that, when humans interact with less developed civilisations, those humans should not seek to alter the social, cultural or technological development of the civilisation. This includes but is not limited to: prohibitions on providing less developed civilisations with advanced technologies or medicines; making no references to the existence of other extraterrestrial life forms and civilisations; not intervening against leaders that humanity deems morally dubious.

    Copenhagen European Universities Debating Championships 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-08-03

  • This House Prefers a World where religious closeness is dominant, as opposed to a world where religious distance is dominant.

    Infoslide

    Religious closeness is the belief that God is everywhere and in everything. It preaches that individuals should consider the divine implications of their daily actions (e.g. cooking, gardening, work, etc.) and act as if they are doing them for God and in the name of God. Religious distance is the belief that God is distant from the world. It preaches that individuals can only find God by religious practices (s.a. praying, meditating, giving offers, etc.) and should only be contacted for significant decisions (e.g. choosing who to marry, dodging the draft, etc.).

    Copenhagen European Universities Debating Championships 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-08-03

  • This House supports the erosion of shame-based morality in Asian societies.

    Infoslide

    In many Asian societies, shame-based morality is a cultural system where ethical behavior is largely governed by the fear of public embarrassment and the desire to maintain social and familial honor. Shame-based morality emphasizes external judgment - what others will think, how society will perceive you, and whether your actions bring honor or disgrace to your family or community.

    Saigon Debate Championship 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-02

  • This house believes that the intellectualization of romance does more harm than good

    Infoslide

    The intellectualization of romance refers to the tendency to rationalize romantic interest or relationships as opposed to attempting to face emotional vulnerability or express emotions authentically. Instances of this include gamifying interactions with your love interest, deliberately avoiding communicating emotions in the fear that it appears like a "concession," or overly analyzing trivial interactions in search of positive signaling. Examples of media that depict the intellectualization of romance include Kaguya-Sama: Love is War and the Love Hypothesis, franchises that emphasize logical reasoning in the face of emotional vulnerability as opposed to acknowledging the scope or intensity of one’s feelings.

    Hart House Women and Gender Minorities Debating Tournament 2025 · Junior Finals · 2025-08-02

  • This house prefers a world with a strong belief in seriti

    Infoslide

    _Seriti_ is communitarian philosophy found in the Setswana, Sesotho, and Sepedi cultures. According to this philosophy, a person's moral, spiritual and social standing - their _seriti_ \- is bestowed upon them by their ancestors, living and dead. Individuals who abide by this philosophy prioritize living in line with the values and desires articulated by their ancestors, and maintain a relationship with them by not ignoring, disrespecting, or dishonoring them.

    World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-01

  • This house supports the increasing trend of hopecore media(Superman, Up and Ratatouille) over media that is nuanced and complicated

    Infoslide

    Hopecore media is media made with the purposes of instilling simplistic moral values of hope, sincerity and other positive attributes

    IUT IC 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-08-01

  • This House, as the young alien superhuman, Would embrace the vision of their alien father.

    Infoslide

    You are a young alien superhuman living on Earth. You were raised by a kind and grounded human family who taught you the value of humility, everyday life, and trust in human systems. You’ve grown up believing in the importance of restraint : that your powers should be used only when absolutely necessary, and always within the boundaries of law and society. Recently, you’ve discovered messages left by your biological alien father. He believes that Earth is unstable and that your superior abilities give you a duty to rise above others to guide, protect, and, shape civilisation. He urges you to embrace your potential by taking leadership and shaping the world around you. You now face a decision: whether to live as a normal human who occasionally uses your powers to help others while working within existing communal belief system or to embrace your alien heritage and take a proactive role in reshaping and altering existing power structures.

    IUT IC 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-01

  • This house would prefer to be born with HSAM

    Infoslide

    Hyperthymesia (HSAM) is a rare condition that leads people to be able to remember an abnormally large number of their life experiences in vivid detail.

    APIIT ISDC 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-07-29

  • This house prefers a world where there is a predominant belief that the "currency of life is time"

    Infoslide

    "Currency of life is time" is the belief that the value of material wealth and money diminishes with age since your time and ability to use it decreases. Rather than the pursuit of increasing material wealth, it promotes maximizing happiness. For instance, a 40 year old man with 3 million dollars is considered richer than a 80 year old man with 6 million dollars.

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Novice Grand Finals · 2025-07-26

  • This house regrets the glorification of humility as a virtue.

    Infoslide

    Humility is the behaviour of individuals that refrains from boasting and excessively expressing their successes in favour of modesty and the belief that you have no special value which makes you superior to others.

    Humanities Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-07-26